Could irrigation, debridement and antibiotic therapy cure an infection of a total hip arthroplasty?

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 235-238

  Krasin, E ^a   Goldwirth, M ^a   Hemo, Y ^a   Gold, A ^a   Herling, G ^a   Otremski, I ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Infection; Total hip arthroplasty; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CLOXACILLIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COXITIS; DEBRIDEMENT; FOLLOW UP; HIP SURGERY; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LAVAGE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORBIDITY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTION; REMISSION; TOTAL HIP PROSTHESIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034930613     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0809     Document Type: Article

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